WMCN 91.7 FM

SPRING 2008 PROGRAM GUIDE

ROCK NEWS/TALK ELECTRONIC/DANCE HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK

AMERICANA/FOLK/JAZZ WORLD CLASSICAL METAL VARIETY/OTHER

STAFF SHOW

MONDAY

[10 am – 12 pm]

Amy Coddington : Magical Musings through Mysteries and Music

This show is an awesome combination of little known crazy facts and stories and music that accompanies these thoughts and ramblings.

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Nolan Levenson & Lloyd Vogel : Hip Hop Providers

We want to help bring alternative hip hop to the radio including local artists and artists from around the country. The content of the lyrics features more interesting wordplay and topics including social commentary.

[2 pm – 4 pm]

Cora Polsgrove & Allison Palmer : TBA

[4 pm – 6 pm]

Peter Vader : Pretty Parochial

Pop music variety for short attention spans. Give us two hours we'll give you 30 or MORE songs from a stellar age of radio and Hollywood.

[6 pm – 8 pm]

Dan Truchan : Dan's Dance Revolution

An hour of beatmatched party music, following the latest trends in dance music all around the world. Lean on the horn, there's double parking on the dancefloor!!

[8 pm – 10 pm]

Kelsey Shanesy & Daniel Picus : Keeping it Cultured

Tune in to the first part of our show for the latest on cultural happenings in the Twin Cities, including everything from Lebanese culture festivals to who's appearing at First Avenue, to opera. We'll have the scoop on how to break out of the bubble, stay involved in the cities, and add a little culture to your lives. Stay tuned as we help build your cultural foundations by exposing you to the music of everything from classical ballets to hip-hopera.

[10 pm – 11 pm]

Krista Yank : Boombox Beats

Got more soul than a sock with a hole.

[11 pm – 12 am]

Harley Brown & Alison Liss : The Sexy Sesquipedalian

Harken to our show as we revel in the dulcet tones of sesquipedalian songs. Each week we will feature words you would normally find in an SAT vocab book.

[12 am – 2 am]

Will Cohen & Stephen Miller : Macaroni and Blues

Come be sad with us and listen to some amazing blues guitar!

TUESDAY

[8 am – 10 am]

Laura Eash : A Real Nice Clambake

From Aida to Zombies from The Beyond, tune in for the best, the controversial, and the obscure from the world of musicals.

[10 am – 12 pm]

David Espinoza : TBA

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Corbin Cavallero & Benjamin Holt : Frank's Place

The music that gave Kurt Cobain a complex.

[2 pm – 4 pm]

Elliot Firestone & Kaity Arctander : OST (Original Sound Track)

Tune in to OST to hear music directly from, inspired by, or tangentially related to great movies.

[4 pm – 6 pm]

Aaron Mendelson : Exile on Grand Ave

“Did you know that I am president because of you?” —Vaclav Havel to Lou Reed, 1990

rock music matters

[6 pm – 8 pm]

Stuart Hudson & Evan Sell : Funk Music For Funk People

Funk Music for Funk People is bringing back the juiciness. It's the limited edition this time. More funk 45s and dusty soul LPs than ever. You can start dancing now.

[8 pm – 10 pm]

Nick Kahn vs. Gautam Mani : Music Battle Royale: USA vs. the World

A test of musical imperialism, one genre at a time.

[10 pm – 12 am]

Bassam Khawaja & Jeffrey Rivera : Metalstörm

Metalstörm is a show devoted entirely to the worship of metal.

[12 am – 2 am]

Shivaun Watchorn & Stefan Aune : Hard Stance

BACKED HARD.

WEDNESDAY

[8 am – 10 am]

Sean Hickey : Whiskey Before Breakfast

BLOOOOOOOOOGRASS!

[10 am – 12 pm]

Oliver Crane : Satan's Jeweled Crown

Moral lessons and cautionary tales. Songs covering a multitude of sins.

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Jonathan Bernstein : "Radio Somewhere"?

The show outlines the American rock tradition, focusing on such singer-songwriters as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen.

[2 pm – 4 pm]

Sarah Dicks : Six Degrees

How fast can you connect Frank Sinatra and the Moldy Peaches? The infamous Six Degrees of Separation Game goes radio-fm.

[4 pm – 5 pm]

Megan Wang : Megan's Closet

LOCAL GIRL SPORTING LOCAL TAGS SUPPORTS LOCAL MUSIC AS WELL AS GENERIC TARGET BRAND MASSIVELY POPULAR HITZ! DUMPSTER DIVING AND BOUTIQUE ASPIRATIONS! ANYTHING BUT NAKED!

[5 pm – 6 pm]

Todd Copenhaver : TBA

[6 pm – 8 pm]

Casey Battaglino : TBA

[8 pm – 10 pm]

Zach Dotray : Hootenanny

[10 pm – 12 am]

Ola Switala : Vanilla! Chocolate! Strawberry, yeah!

Eurotrash explores the flavors of Erotic City 
shaking the milkshake, with emphasis on the Spumoni

[12 am – 2 am]

Julian Hyde : The Mashed Mashup Show with Mashups

Mashups and, regrettably, words. Brought to you by Hyde, inc.

THURSDAY

[9 am – 10 am]

Nick Kahn : Text Twist Radio

Musical fun with scrambled six letter words!

[10 am – 12 pm]

Stuart Hudson : TBA

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Michael Richter : Classical Keyboards

Piano music from the Classical and Romantic period, performed by the 20th century's greatest pianists.

[2 pm – 3 pm]

Ryan Taylor : You Must Learn

Get schooled for an hour, then boogie to a pretty solid mix of golden age and alternative hip hop.

[3 pm – 4 pm]

Em Goodman : TBA

[4 pm – 6 pm]

Arella Vargas : Twin Cities Local

Tune in to get a sense of the TC local scene. Including a selection from bands performing in the area.

[6 pm – 7 pm]

James Mayer & Mark Saldana : Canada Vs. America

We pit the best of Canada's and America's independent music scenes against one another in a battle to the death. Complete with trash talk and informative factoids.

[7 pm – 8 pm]

Will Howell & Jake Levy-Pollans : I’m George W. Bush and I Approve This Radio Show

In these troubling and contentious times, the world looks to the youth for inspiration and guidance. Jake Levy-Pollans and Will Howell have long offered witty political banter to each other and to their closest (and often annoyed) friends. Now they bring their voice to WMCN’s airwaves. That’s why I, George W. Bush, approve this radio show. God bless you, your family, and the United States of America.

[8 pm – 9 pm]

Scott Persons & Joe Barter : Stegosaurus X-ing

An offbeat, but educational exploration of deep time and the science of the natural world.

[9 pm – 10 pm]

Palmer Fliss : Between Rock and a Bagpipe

Not only can they drink you under the table, now be a witness to the awesome rocking power of the Irish and Scotch.

[10 pm – 12 am]

Thomas Grotewohl & Willem Laursen : This Week in Music History

We discuss important events that occurred this week in music history and play the music of the highlighted artists.

[12 am – 2 am]

Max Kulicke & Jimmy Christenson : Radio America

Our show will feature a new musical theme each week, which we will explore in depth, from country blues to psychedelic jazz. The show will focus on varying themes from 20th and 21st century music, starting from the turn of the 20th century and progressing chronologically to modern day music.

FRIDAY

[10 am – 12 pm]

Elizabeth LaPorte & Matt Farrell : The Caramel Collective

Provocative discussion. Intoxicating music. Sobering hosts. (Plus secret surprises for listeners.)

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Joanna Trigg : "Pick It Up!": Skankin' with Jo

Great ska tunes that will make you want to skank.

[2 pm – 4 pm]

Reed Boskey : What's Going On

Soul, Funk, and Disco, old and new, classics and rare gems.

[4 pm – 5 pm]

Linda Nguyen & David Seitz : Teh Gayz Korner

Queer Variety Hour - Whine, Womyn and Song

[5 pm – 6 pm]

Amelia Nielsen : Up, Close, and Personal

Get intimate with music in all of its local splendor.

[6 pm – 8 pm]

Clair Steil : Rock Lobster

If cotton : music as fabric : soundtrack, then this show is the fabric of our lives.

[8 pm – 10 pm]

Geoff Stueven : GOBS II: Original Artyfacts from the Western Hemisphere and Beyond 1608-2008

Speed up slow down go all around in the end.

[10 pm – 12 am]

Anthony Tran & Sophia Slote : Art as Technique

experiencing the infinite inexplicable through the abstract

[12 am – 2 am]

Ben Arnold & Max Loos : boing boing boing.

Ben and Max argue about music, through music. Two high-contrast people and two high-contrast libraries find common ground.

SATURDAY

[10 am – 12 pm]

Daniel Rau & Han Tsoi : tai fung guo jing

Listen to Mandarin Chinese popular music and learn Chinese.

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Catherine Reagan & Sadie Cox : If Aesop Had an iPod

Miss storytime? Tune in each week as Catherine and Sadie serenade you with their musical interpretations of your favorite childhood stories.

[2 pm – 3 pm]

Jeremy Meckler & Jason Rodney : The HTB Radio Theatre on the Air

Tune in on your radio dial for mystery, romance, comedy, terror. May also include small doses of thrills, science-fiction chills, light comedy, brilliant parody, and modern adventures in radio dramatization.

[3 pm – 4 pm]

Samuel Hickok & Daniel Pickens-Jones : Bach to Bach

Making Classical Music hip again (ok, maybe not). Enjoy everything from Bach (JS) to Bach (PDQ) with Samuel and Daniel.

[4 pm – 6 pm]

Brooke Hilzim & Sarah Hicks : I Second that Emotion

Brooke and Sarah combine their diverging musical tastes around a theme each week for your listening pleasure.

[6 pm – 8 pm]

Maxwell Cady & Bobbi Gass : Burgerking Birthday

Dance your pants off, get busy in a Burgerking bathroom, and wash your hands. This show will get to your heart like MSG.

[8 pm – 10 pm]

Aaron Brown & Nelli Thomas : Don't Be Bitter, Dawg.

Had a rough day? Need some cheerin' up? Quit moping and look no farther than Nelli and Aaron to guide you through the evening with witty banter and jolly tunes.

[10 pm – 12 am]

Sam Robertson & Andrew Berger : Another Side of Grand Avenue

Are you eating cheese? Go to the grocery store. Are you in the grocery store? Buy some cheese and arugula. Are you ready for the volcano of vehement? Join the jeopardy on the jordanian. Are you headed home? Settle down with Sam and Andrew.

[12 am – 2 am]

Brandon Arents, Jake Rocke & Sam Wershow : You, Me & the Devil Makes Three

Hard livin’ men & down home girls tune in for some old-timey bluegrass, scumbag country, & blues from the back roads. Show will include commentary on the history, development, and influences of the music being played.

SUNDAY

[10 am – 12 pm]

Louis Baggetto & Keith Couture : Sunday Story Time with Louis Baggetto and Keith Couture

Every week we will read a handful of classic short stories, ranging from Flannery O'Connor to David Sedaris. In addition we will mix in a sampling of Blues and a variety of French music.

[12 pm – 2 pm]

Emma Shafer & Katie Longwell : Alphabet Soup

Animal crackers in my soup

Do funny things to me

They make me think my neighbourhood

Is a big menagerie

[2 pm – 4 pm]

Jordan Leach : Talkin, Mockin and Rockin

A talk show, rock concert and quest for eternal truth and hilarity, all in two hours.

[4 pm – 6 pm]

William Kennedy & Daniel Kerwin : Culture Sports

A sports talk show exploring varsity and alternative sports culture at Macalester.

[6 pm – 7 pm]

Kai Bosworth : TBA

[7 pm – 8 pm]

LET IT ROT : WMCN’s Album of the Week

Every week a new album - and a chance to experience the work of art as a whole.

[8 pm – 9 pm]

Chris Cloutier : Olde Skool/Nu Skule

A dad and his boy play their favorite rap, hip-hop, punk, rock and pop songs - showing how the music has changed, evolved and stayed the same.

[9 pm – 10 pm]

Isaac Rotto : It's a Burn!

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[10 pm – 12 am]

Peter Truax & Carl Skarbek : A Billion Years of Soundwaves

Bringing the dead to life (without necromancy)

[12 am – 2 am]

Peter Valelly : Operation: Massacre

Social energy and fish fries.